Alleged chain saw thief nabbed

Published 1:13 pm, Thursday, January 31, 2013

TRUMBULL -- An observant neighbor is being credited by local police with bringing about the arrest of a burglary suspect, police said.

The Trumbull center resident saw a man in the vicinity of another home in November toting a Stiehl chainsaw The resident provided a description of the suspect, and the chainsaw was recovered a few days later from a pawn shop.

Police issued a warrant for the suspect who was arrested Wednesay at the Golden Hill Street courthourse in Bridgeport.

The suspect, identified as Wilfredo Matias, 37 of Vine Street in Bridgeport is charged with third-degree burglary, which is a felony, and fifth-degree larceny. He was released from police custody after posting a $500 bond, and is scheduled to be arraigned on the burglary and larceny charge next Thursday at Superior Court in Bridgeport.